Persistent and rising violence against land and water defenders illustrates that the suppression of Indigenous rights is very ...

A new report by finance watchdog BankTrack evaluated the policies and practices of 50 major banks and found that most are failing to fully implement adequate safeguards in line with U.N. human rights ...

The charge marks the first instance of an individual being prosecuted for this specific offence in Western Australia.

Students in the Human Rights Study Project at the University of Virginia School of Law spent a week of their winter break in the Ecuadorian Amazon learning about the Indigenous rights movement. The ...

Indigenous rights in Canada have shifted from symbolic recognition into hard law, court battles, and massive financial ...

Every day across the globe, environmental scientists are collecting approximately 274 terabytes of data, a number that is growing thanks to advancements in science and technology. The data, which ...

One of the first Indigenous barristers in New South Wales is being remembered for his devoted commitment to bettering the lives of First Nations people. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers ...

As delegates from around the world gather in Baku, Azerbaijan, for the United Nations’ 29th annual climate summit, also known as COP29, one of the most contentious debates centers on carbon trading—a ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a report on Sunday urging Malaysia’s Sarawak state to protect Indigenous rights after a company logged timber without the free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC) of an ...

A roundtable titled “Advancing Indigenous Rights in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT): Progress, Challenges and Political ...

Fully implement 1997 CHT Peace Accord Address land grabbing, strengthen land governance Ensure justice, end impunity in CHT Engage security forces in rights-based dialogue Strengthen local ...